If I were in your neck of the woods (Northeast), I would seriously consider reaching out to Metal-Morphous (Ron Randall) of Wallingford, CT. He's here on CC as well.
http://www.metal-morphous.com/pages/...izingpaint.php
Ron does a LOT of Cobra bodies and his work appears
exceptional via the 'Net. I have also spoken to him on the phone...nice guy and has worked on several concourse level cars in the past (the really, really expensive classic car types). Plus you get the added benefit that he could apply his molten aluminum coating to the underside of the hood and anywhere else you think it would make the car look more original.
Shipping there and back shouldn't be as expensive...heck with your own trailer you could make it a day trip, right?
I too painted a few cars in my day and the technology has definitely gotten better with the HVLP (high vol, low press) guns and the two-three stage systems. My last resto almost cost me my marriage (I guess the wifey's idea of fun wasn't watching me color sand at 10pm under the din of floodlights).
Good luck!
-Dean